{"id":53267,"date":"2023-04-02T16:25:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T16:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/02\/brendan-rodgers-sacked-after-leicester-city-defeat-to-crystal\/"},"modified":"2023-04-02T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T16:25:40","slug":"brendan-rodgers-sacked-after-leicester-city-defeat-to-crystal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/02\/brendan-rodgers-sacked-after-leicester-city-defeat-to-crystal\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Rodgers sacked after Leicester City defeat to Crystal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/128300366_0795b2da430494eaefdb205a53c4b31113ece13e-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Brendan Rodgers has previously managed Watford, Reading, Swansea, Liverpool and Celtic\" title=\"Brendan Rodgers has previously managed Watford, Reading, Swansea, Liverpool and Celtic\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brendan Rodgers has previously managed Watford, Reading, Swansea, Liverpool and Celtic<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Leicester City have sacked manager Brendan Rodgers after\u00a0Saturday\u2019s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace\u00a0with the club saying \u201calternative action\u201d was needed to stay in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Their fifth league defeat in six games dropped them into the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers, appointed in February 2019, won Leicester\u2019s first FA Cup in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>But chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said performances and results this season have been \u201cbelow our shared expectations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, he added: \u201cIt had been our belief that continuity and stability would be key to correcting our course, particularly given our previous achievements under Brendan\u2019s management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegrettably, the desired improvement has not been forthcoming and, with 10 games of the season remaining, the board is compelled to take alternative action to protect our Premier League status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe task ahead of us in our final 10 games is clear. We now need to come together \u2013 fans, players and staff \u2013 and show the poise, quality and fight to secure our position as a Premier League club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There have now been 12 managerial departures in the Premier League this season.<\/p>\n<p>Of the current bottom nine teams in the league, only West Ham and Nottingham Forest have not changed their manager this season.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"edm0R_uguAs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/edm0R_uguAs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brendan Rodgers has previously managed Watford, Reading, Swansea, Liverpool and Celtic Leicester City have sacked manager Brendan Rodgers after\u00a0Saturday\u2019s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace\u00a0with the club saying \u201calternative action\u201d was needed to stay in the Premier League. 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